bearisgray

Black ink on Royal Blue is an example of "not easy to read"!

LenaBeena

All good ideas. Especially about people coming early. I do not open the garage until posted time. Look out for busy groups of distractors, have people watching all around, do not let anyone in your house, post "not responsible for accidents", make your signs large and readable (saw one the other day on a pole along the road --typed!!), take them down afterwards, make signs colorful and simple, just sale and arrow is enough, be friendly and have a group sale or go together with others, have a chair to sit and rest, have a cup of coffee or drink or snacks for yourself, if you really want to get rid of an item price it low. At the end be flexible and give discounts. Afterward box the leftovers and bring to charity. Most of all enjoy.

zozee

Put things up on tables, as much as possible. I don't like to bend over to pick things up off a blanket on the ground. Somehow things on the ground are perceived as "less than" things on a table.

Play some music if possible. Fun and upbeat stuff. It relaxes people. If I go to a garage sale and am the only one looking and there's total silence, I feel awkward.

Greet your customers, be friendly, be helpful, but don't hover.

As a buyer, if I really want something but don't have enough cash on hand, I will ask the seller if she/he will hold it 20 minutes while I run to the ATM. I promise them if I'm not back in 20 minutes, they can assume I'm not coming, but please give me a chance. I would honor someone's word for 20 minutes as a seller, but that's it (considering we live ten minutes from several banks).

Sellers, it's a good idea to have a cooler of drinks for sale on a hot day. Once a person opens his or her wallet to buy one thing, it puts them them in a spending mood.

bearisgray

A couple of times I have written a check for an item to hold it - and then come back with cash for the item (and my check!)

I usually don't carry a lot of cash with me.

Sandygirl

I hate rummage sales.....if selling....I would not "hold" an item while some people have to go get cash. Nope...nadda. Come prepared to PURCHASE. Why would I miss out on a sale by taking the gamble that the person does NOT return.

First come...SOLD!

when I drag what is left to the curb and it is FREE...I am not obligated to answer questions. I once put a very nice Schwinn mens' racer style bicycle out to the curb. When I came back home..a father and son were looking at it with interest and started asking questions. Annoyed I finally said....the bike has barely been ridden in twenty years..the tires are NEW ( they were) and the bike is FREE. Take it! And I turened and went inside. Sheesh!

Sandy

ptquilts

I don't know if you would get $10 at a yard sale, but look them up on Amazon - some of the older AQS books go for a premium!!

bearisgray

I can not speak for other people - but when I am going to yard sales, I am looking for good stuff at very low prices.

I think if one is trying to get "a good price" for an item - one might do better selling it on e-bay or craigslist or some other venue than a yard sale.